2. Festivals around the world Module 3 Unit 1

3. Traditional Chinese Festivals Spring festival Lantern Festival Tomb Sweeping Day The Dragon Boat Festival Double-seventh Festival Mid-Autumn Day Double-ninth Festival Laba Rice Porridge Festival New Year’s Eve 正月初一春节 正月十五元宵节 四月五日清明节 五月初五端午节 七月初七乞巧节 八月十五中秋节 九月初九重阳节 腊月初八腊八节 大年三十除夕 农历节日

4.  Tomb Sweeping Festival on April the 5 th clean graves, burn paper money,light incense in memory of our ancestors eat Qingming cakes spring-outing and enjoy the beauty of spring fly kites

5. Festivals of all kinds have ________________: some ________( 宗教的 ), some ________( 季节性的 ) some for special _________________. different origins religious seasonal The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivals four Festivals for the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals namely: ( 即 ) people or events 亡灵节 纪念名人的节日 庆丰收的节日 春天的节日 Read the text quickly and find the following information :

6. Para2 :Festivals of the Dead Q: Why are the festivals of the dead held? These festivals are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors. Q: How? 1.Japan: clean ______ & light ______. 2.Mexico: eat food _____________ skulls; _____ food, flowers and gifts to the dead. 3.Western countries: its _____ as an event to honour the dead; ________ to frighten people. children might play a ____ if given nothing gravesincense in the shape of offer origin dress up trick

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8. Halloween is from _______, which is celebrated on _________. People would dance at the fancy ball ( 化妆舞会） and wear ghost costumes, false faces and witches’ hats （女巫的帽子）, in order to _______ away spirits. Halloween 万圣节 America October 31 frighten Carved Pumpkin Lantern

9. Para3 Festivals to honour people Qu yuan Columbus Gandhi is held as an honor to honors is held in memory / honor of 1.Dragon boat festival 2.Columbus day 3.Mohandas Gandhi Day Q: Why? Festivals can be held to honour the famous people. Q: How? We can infer that India was once d __________on Britain and people looked forward to g________ independence from it. ependent aining

10. Harvest Festivals Thanksgiving Festivals Mid-autumn Festival China and Japan European countries and America People will decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.

11. Para 5 Spring Festivals 1.What festivals are mentioned in these paragraphs? 2.Find adj. ( 形容词） in the text to describe them.

12. Spring Festival Carnival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Para 5 Spring Festivals China Japan Some western countries Christians around the world Mar.15 — Apr.15

13. Spring Festival Carnival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Spring Festivals energetic; important pink exciting; loud; colourful exciting; religious; social adj. : describe these festivals

14. The passage is mainly about different festivals, their origins, the ways of celebrations and also the reasons why people celebrate them. What’s the main idea of the passage?

15. Retell the text by filling the following blanks: There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____ the dead or ______ the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people, such as ______ _______ _______ and Columbus Day.

16. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time.

17. Retell the text by filling the following blanks: There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____ the dead or ______ the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people, such as ______ _______ _______ and Columbus Day. celebrations Boat Festival Dragon harm do ancestors satisfy honor festivalsancient

18. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time. agricultural gathered lunar coming

19. If you have a chance to create a festival, what will your festival be like? (name, time, reason, activities) I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day. On this day, no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People will learn and talk about peace. The holiday will celebrates on ___________and people will celebrate it by_____________. I think this is the best idea because __________.

20. 1.Peace Day no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People learn and talk about peace. 2.Happiness Day People must only do things that will make others happy. People Learn about happiness. 3.Friendship Day No arguments or fights are allowed. People learn about friendship. 4.Nature Day No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed. People learn and talk about nature.